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Originally Posted by MarineCorps1
You're right, Toughy, language IS powerful.
So is what one CHOOSES to hear.
You make a great point in how ChainerBoi could have worded his statement by telling him that he could have said "For me, ...etc.", but you completely overlook the fact that, in his original post, he said EXACTLY that. He said the exact words "for ME" (emphasis added).
I've read a lot of posts on here in different forums that got my blood to boilin', or that I was ready to respond a certain way to, until I took a second to re-read what the person said, and fully understand it.
I think most of us would agree that what ChainerBoi said could have been said better and in a more tactful way, but I think we can all ALSO agree that he probably didn't mean it the way some folks took it.
Maybe we ALL just need to ease up a bit...?
At any rate, thanks to ALL for their comments.
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I pointed out that his 'for me' statement is not a good 'for me' or 'I' statement because the 'for me' is followed by '
more cerebral' and '
more spiritual' setting up a hierarchy with b/b being at the top and everything else falls below b/b. Leave the 'more' out of the statement and it's all good....no hierarchy.
I can only read what Chainer wrote. I have to believe he meant what he wrote.
I will never ease up when I see hierarchies being set up, especially when they are ones that appear to value masculine over feminine. Masculine and feminine are equal. Period. Full Stop.